asites

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ascites, from Latin ascītēs, from Ancient Greek ἀσκίτης (askítēs), from ἀσκός (askós, “wineskin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈasitəs]
• Hyphenation: asi‧tês

Noun

asites (first-person possessive asitesku, second-person possessive asitesmu, third-person possessive asitesnya)

1. (pathology) ascites: an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

Further reading

• “asites” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.